Background Closed laparoscopy, employing a Veress needle and blind insertion of the first
trocar, is favoured by most laparoscopic surgeons. The potential danger of this technique is …

Background Although minimally invasive surgery has been accepted for a variety of
disorders, laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer is performed by few. Concern about …

Objective Time is considered an essential determinant in the initial care of trauma patients.
Salient tenet of trauma care is the ‘golden hour’, the immediate time after injury when …

Background Surgical resection is regarded as the only curative option for resectable oesophageal
cancer, but pulmonary complications occurring in more than half of patients after open …

Background Laparoscopic surgery as an alternative to open surgery in patients with rectal
cancer has not yet been shown to be oncologically safe. The aim in the COlorectal cancer …

Background Laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer is widely used. However, robust
evidence to conclude that laparoscopic surgery and open surgery have similar outcomes in …

Background: The pneumoperitoneum is the crucial element in laparoscopic surgery.
Different clinical problems are associated with this procedure, which has led to various …

Introduction: Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer has not yet been widely accepted due to
concerns about tumor recurrence. To enhance the power in determining whether laparoscopic …

Background: Various randomized studies have evaluated techniques of abdominal fascia
closure but controversy remains, leaving surgeons uncertain about the optimal method of …

Background Laparoscopic adhesiolysis for chronic abdominal pain is controversial and is
not evidence based. We aimed to test our hypothesis that laparoscopic adhesiolysis leads to …